Fence post and wire fastener.



J. H. KNICKERBUCKBR.

FENCE POST AND WIRE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED rns.1v,19os.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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atknnup JOHN H. KNICKERBOGKER, or LOGANSPORT, INDIANA.

FENCE POST AND WIRE FASTENER. if

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'l'eb. as, 1909.

Application filed February 1-1, 1908. Serial No. 416,353.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. KNICKER- BOCKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Le ansport, in the county of Cassand State of ndiana, have invented a new and useful Fence Post and Wire Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sheet metal H poets, and means for fastening the fence splat-ed wire receivi wires in position thereon.

The further ob'ect .of. the invention is to form one longitu inal edge of the post with recesses defin laterextending ears or engagement Wlth the line wires, said ears being provided with vertically alined a rtures for the reception of a retaining rod t ereby to lock the line wires against accidental displacement.

A further object is to provide a retaining rod having one end thereof provided with an angular extension and its opposite end formed with a finger loop terminating in a depending locking lug adapted to engage the aperture in the a jacent ear so as to prevent accidental withdrawal of the retaining red when the latter partially rotated within said ears. p

' A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency.

Further ob'ects and advantages will appear in the ollowing description, it being line wires being shown in section.

understood, that various changes in form,

proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the ap ended claims.

In tie accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a metallic fence post constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a; side elevation of the same, the longitudinal i i .3 is a transverse sectional view taken on t e line 2-s2 0f Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the concrete base and lower portion of the standard, a portion of the base being broken away to more clearly illustrate the construction of the same. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 55 of 1* ig. 4. Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on the line 66 (if Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view of the lower end of the retaining rod.

Similar numerals of reference indicate cordrawing s.

-with the recesses in saiduears. and. theregf parts in all of the figures of" the. bed? Ea'c one of these three .remforcmg rodsfis The improved fence post formingthe sub ject matter of the present invention cornprises a metallic standard 5 of an desired shape in cross section the term ere employed being V shaped, "as. shown, and hav mg its lower end embedded in .a concrete base 6. One lon itudin'aledge of the postfi I a is formed with a urality el'spaced incisions the metal at said incisions. being bent laterally to form wire receiving recesses 7 defin-v ing laterally extending ears.8 adapted to recelve and support the inewires 9; i

The sup orting ears are pierced. by 'verthh cally aline wedge shaped recesses 10 adapt-- ed to receive a retainingredrll whiehlatfer. serves to lock the line wires against the walls of the recesses 7 and thnsprevent accidental dis lacement of the same. 'C'EheloWenend of t e retaining rod llsieS formed with ,a sub, stantially wedge sha ed angular extension 12 while-the upper en theme is bent to form a terminal finger ieceyorlooplB, the free end of the rod at t e lobp13 being extended L parallel with the bodyamofnthc rodto form, a depending lug 14. s'lsmpreierably wedge shaped in cross sectionrandadapted to enter the recess in the adjacentsupporting can.

The position of the lugvle with respect to the .extension12is suchathatrwhcmthe rod is rotated within the apertures ofthe;support-.; ing ears s until the lug faaenters thereoessdO. in the adjacent ear thenrn nlar extension .12.; of said rod will be dispose out of alinement.

prevent the withdrawalzof @the retaining. r

The base 6 is formedsof cementor other.

suitable material andiis' siibstantially.-tri- I angular in cross sectiorhzths'side wed-lsof thel base bein concaved irnrqutlineandinclinedrsfi or taperer towards the lowenend, esrshbwfi'. A circular or triangular latesis of the same;

material as the base, is amass theauppenn k end of said base to givendditienalstrengths and rigidity to the post and avsnmlan latenoc 16 of suitable size and shellac; is termed at the lower endof the bfLSByJfi so,=:te preventthe;

post position from being-raised yrexternalforeesa r Theflqwer end of thewstahdard 5 .pa ss'es..=;105 through t he u per plate 15:and iserhbeddedizl within thebody of the base a sn tiicient dis tance to be rigidly unitedtherewith:throufi the adhesion of the materials and the peculiar-1 arrangement of the reinforcing rods 17,. three .employed in the presentz nstance:

remoyeding system arranged to securel connected at .one end with the extreme ower end of the standard 5 by means of properly shaped openings 18 formed therein, said wires passin downwardly along the central line of one o the concaved sides of the base, as shown in Fig. 6, to the base plate 16, crossing to the op osite or to an adjacent angle or corner 0 the base and thence upwardlg along the corner or angle and through t e u per plate 15.] Every portion of the rein orciiig rods below the upper surface of the plate 15 is embedded in the material of the base a suflicient distance to give to the base the greatest racticalstrength attainable. The ends 0 the reinforcing rods projecting above the upper plate of the base are also securely connected with the standard 5 by means of suitably arranged o enings 19 formed therein, these 0 nings sing located asufiicient distance a ove the sur to give the exposed portions of t e reinforcing rods 9. strong bracing efl'ect u on the standard. These exposed ends of t e reinforcing rods may also be covered with cement if desired. For a given amountof material this form of base, with its reinforcforcing rods for each of its concaved sides,

secures the greatest possible strength andaffords the largest amount of resistmg surface whereby all lateral motion of the post mag be effectually evented,

stringing the ongitudinal wireson a fence the same are inserted in the adjacent recesses 7 with the wires engaging the,

smooth bearingllsurfaces of the supporting ears 8 after w 'ch the retainin ro 11 is passed directly through the per orations in the ears 8 and then partially rotated until the locking lug 14 enters the perforation in the adjacent ear thus securel wires against accidental disp acement. It will here be notedthat the retaining rod 11 is s aced f inwardly from the recessed edlge of t e post so that the rod is effectua y housed thereby and protected from injury.

While my invention is above described in relation witha sheet metal post, or standard,

united with a. reinforced base composed of cement or other suitable material, it is peculiarly a plicable to a post, of' any desired form 0 cross section, composed throughout of the same material as the base, and reinforced b simply extending the reinforcing rods of t e base or otherwise the said post having immovably embedded in the mate-. rial of which it is composed a suitably formed metallic strip or plate, one edge of which, being sufliciently projected be ond the surface of the post, is rovided wit the necessary openings, latera y extended perforated ears, and retaining rod, substantially as shown.

ace of the upper end late 15 provide three rein-' locking the Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. A fence post having s aced wire receivin recesses and rovide with laterally exten ing perforate cars, a retaining rod mounted for rotation in the perforations in said ears for holdin the fence wires in POSI- tion, and means sposed at the opposite ends of the retaining rod and co-acting with the adjacent earsfor locking said rod against vertical and rotary movement.

2. A fence po'sthaving a projecting edge provided wit spaced .wire receiving relcesses, and laterally extended perforated ears a retaining rod mounted for rotation in e erforations in the ears, and means dispose at the opposite ends of the retaining rod and co-acting with the adjacent ears for locking said rod against vertical and rotary movement, the walls of the recesses at the projecting edge of the post being c'onverged inwardly.

3. A fence ost having a projecting edge provided with spaced wire receiving recesses and laterally extending perforated cars, a retaining rod mounted. for rotation tion insaid erforatlons and having one end thereof provided with a finger loop terminating in a wedge shaped lug adapted to enter the perforation in the adjacent ear, the opposite end of the'rod being provided with an angular extension for preventing withdrawa of the red when the locking lug is in operative position.

5. A fence post substantially V shaped in cross section and having one longitudinal edge thereof provided with spaced Wire receiving recesses and laterally extending perforated cars, a revoluble rod engaging the perforations in the ears, and means disposed at the o posite ends of the rod and coacting with t e adjacent ears for locking said rod against vertical and rotarymovement.

6. A fence post substantially V shaped in cross section and having one longitudinal edge thereof provided with spaced wire receiving recesses and laterally extending perforated ears, the wire being adapted to rest on the cars at one longitudinal edge of the post and bear against the opposite longitudinal edge of said post, a retaining rod mounted for rotation in the perforations desired form of outline and icrosatsection,

with a projecting edge rovided with suitably spaced incisions, t e sub'acent 'metal being bent or pressed latera y to form horizontally disposed supportin ears supplied with vertically alined we ge shaped perforations for the recegtion of a retaining rod terminating in a we go shaped lug an having at the opposite en an angularly disposed lockin lug ada ted to engage the adjacent we ge shape perforation.

9. A sheet metal post, or standard, of any desired form of outline and cross section, with a projecting edge provided with suitably shaped incisions, the subjacent metal being bent, or pressed laterally to form horizontally disposed supporting ears supplied with vertically alined wedge shaped perforations for the rece tion of a retaining rod terminating in'a we ge shaped lug and having at the opposite end a finger 100 with an angularly disposed wedge shaped ocking lug adapted to engage the adjacentwedge shaped perforation.

, In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

* JOHN H. KNICKERBOOKER,

Witnesses:

NELLIE GIBSON, JOHN W. MARKLEY. 

